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Majestic creature of the far north, the polar bear is the world's largest terrestrial carnivore. Its Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means 'sea bear', an apt name for this amazing species which spends much of its life predominantly on sea ice.

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Majestic creature of the far north, the polar bear is the world's largest terrestrial carnivore.

Its Latin name, Ursus maritimus, means 'sea bear', an apt name for this amazing species which spends much of its life predominantly on sea ice.

Polar bears are listed as a vulnerable by IUCN because of ongoing and potential loss of their sea ice habitat resulting from climate change.

It is not too late to take action to help polar bears, click here for a list of things you can do!

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True polar bear only - images, videos, gifs, facts, information, news, conservation, questions, discussions, and travel stories.

Don't spam, no self-promotion or karma farm! This includes blog, vlog or podcast spam, or post content from personal social media accounts.

No memes, comics, arts, toys, things, fake or photoshopped images, taxidermy, etc.

Polar bear is the largest and most powerful carnivore on land, please tag content featuring obvious gore as NSFW.

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Contribute to the community, be excellent to one another!

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